Bubi or Not to Be? 1
Bubi or Not to Be? Preparing and Launching the Bike Sharing Scheme for Budapest. Curiosities and lessons learnt László Vértesy, Virág Bencze-Kovacs (BKK Centre for Budapest Transport), Peter Dalos (Trenecon COWI) 2
Budapest Bike (Bubi) Budget: 3.5 meur EU co-funding: 85 % Technical content: 15 km 2 operational area 75 locations (57 in Pest, 16 in Buda, 1 on Margitsziget) Average distance between locations: 320 m 1000 bikes, 1500 docking units http://goo.gl/maps/mykhp 3
Project outline Basic informations about the project environment BKK (The Centre for Budapest Transport) is the project developer BKK is owned by the Municipality of Budapest (100%) The 85% of the project is financed by EU fund (only implementation). The scheme supplier has to operate the scheme for 5 years. Special tendering rules: Hungarian public procuration Timing 2013 spring Open tender 2013 summer Selecting and contacting the supplyer 2013 autumn Production installation 2014 spring Lauch of the scheme 4
Planing steps: Planning boundary conditions Number of stations: 75 station Number of bycicles: 1000 bike Number of docking stands: 1500 pcs. Station distance: 300-500m Step 1: Station network Step 2: Station sizes (big or small?) Step 3: Station location (on the spot) 5
Station sizes 1. Station size categories 2. POIs 3. Usage values for POIs 4. Usage values for stations 5. Station size limits by usage values 6. Iteration Small, medium, large Banks, office buildings etc. Bank=4, office=8 0-46: small, 47-85 medium, >85 lagre 6
Operation 1. Variability 2. Modular 3. Flexibility 4. Network free 7
Planning process Desk research Feasibility issues Impact on the transport policy Information Day Technical specification Crucial barriers 8
Desk research worldwide situation back in 2008 accessible sources expert community 9 9
Feasibility study financial sources organizational issues CEE specialties target market operation model feasibility issues 10
Integration to transport policy road network operation model legislation fare-system customer service communication parking 11
Information Days 30 vendor/operator successful discussion constraints of public procurement Invoving stakeholders NGO s districts public communication 12
Technical specification development process iteration implementation/operation surveillance system communication 13
Key to success ultimate issues crucial barriers lessons to be learned spiltmilkmoms.com 14
Cycling Strategy of Budapest According to the Budapest Transport Development Masterplan, the declared goal of the City of Budapest is to reach 10% of the modal share of cycling by 2020. 15
Projects Available budget for the next 4 years: Bicycle route network development (accessible, safe and comfortable) Bike-friendly inner city, light measures Bubi bike-sharing scheme Supporting interchanges (bike & public transport) Cycling information, services and promotion EUR 800,000/year on average 16
Bike-friendly Bubi area The planning process in 2013: covering 9 districts, approximately 100 section of one-way street, 60 signalised junctions, 32 sections of main roads, and 22 zones. awareness raising campaign as well. 17
Bike-friendly Bubi area Main roads Bike lanes, sharrow Road reconstruction Bus+bike lanes Advanced stop-lane Correction of the network Every new installation Depends on the road layout and traffic Priority of bikes, increased safety Helps to cross the junction and turning 18
Bike-friendly Bubi area Opening one-way Alapelvek, alapfeladatok streets for bike traffic in both directions Bike-stands, parking In the whole area, complex Defining the right of way Bike parking facitities and B+R Traffic calming Pedestrian + bike zone Reducing speed Eliminate obstacles Ramps, curbs, dead-ends, short cuts 19
Achieved up to 2013 6,6 km bike path, 2,4 km new cycle lane; 6,5 km bus&bike lane; advisory cycle lane 12 km, 50 one-strret contraflow 5 Bike-box 20
László Vértesy project manager Directorate of Strategy, Development and Investment Budapesti Közlekedési Központ / Centre for Budapest Transport bubi@bkk.hu Péter Dalos Transport planner TRENECON COWI Consultancy. dal@trenecon.hu Virág Bencze-Kovács coordinator for cycling policy Directorate of Strategy, Development and Investment Budapesti Közlekedési Központ / Centre for Budapest Transport bicikli@bkk.hu Bubi or Not to Be? - Bubi in 2014! 21